The Art of the Prepared Guitar is a CD I originally published in 1997 as a cassette-only release. It was made into a CD in 2000, with a second and final edition with one track added in 2004. The music was recorded between 1985 and 1996 and is completely improvised, except for the piece entitled Écho de Melrose Senécal whch is an improvisation based on a previously composed theme.